We all face endings in our lives.

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It could be the end of a relationship or the end of a job.

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But an ending is not the end.

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The end of one year is just the beginning of another year.

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There is always another day, another week, another year.

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The same is true for everything else in our lives.

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One relationship ends, and another begins.

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We lose or leave one job only to find another.

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A close personal friend passes away, and now we have more time to spend with another.

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Life is lived in cycles, not in straight lines.

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We live, we grow, and things change all around us.

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Each change is not only an ending, it is a beginning as well.

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Perhaps a loved pet passes away.

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And we grieve our loss.

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When we are ready, perhaps we get another one.

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Maybe technology changes so much that our industry disappears overnight.

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It may feel like a loss or end of our identity.

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Yet we are more than our careers or our businesses.

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And that ending forces us to do something different, perhaps something new.

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Now we have a new identity.

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We are not static.

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We are ever evolving.

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There are ups and downs throughout life.

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The important thing to remember is that just after every ending is another beginning.

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We can choose to focus on the ending.

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Or we can choose to focus on the next beginning.

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It is up to us.

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Yes, an ending may bring with it a sense of loss.

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And of course we may feel that loss more intensely than others.

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As long as we remind ourselves that through the grief is a new beginning, we can get through it and not get stuck in it.

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For life is a series of endings and beginnings.

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And we will experience all of them.

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So as this year comes to a close, we can ask ourselves what are we focusing on?

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December 31st is an ending for some.

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January 1st is the next beginning.

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So what are you focusing on this end of year season?

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~ Sam Liebowitz, The Conscious Consultant